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Man jailed for allegedly threatening informant

Staff report

Updated:
12/15/2012 09:36:19 PM EST

A Fayetteville man accused of selling marijuana has been jailed on charges of threatening an informant who was part of the police investigation.

Gary Leonard Cappelletty, 44, of 5310 Treher Road, Fayetteville, has been charged with intimidating a witness to withhold testimony (a third-degree felony), terroristic threats and two felony counts of manufacture, delivery or possession with intent to manufacture or deliver a controlled substance.
His preliminary hearing is scheduled for Tuesday in Franklin County Central Court.

Less than three hours after he was arraigned Wednesday on drug charges, Cappelletty left a threatening note on the informant's windshield, according to court documents.

Magisterial District Judge Kelly Rock on Thursday denied Cappelletty bail in the interest of justice and public safety.

Cappelletty delivered an unspecified amount of marijuana to an informant on Nov. 16 and again on Nov. 30, according to court documents. Pennsylvania State Police watched the delivery. The substance tested positive in the field and was submitted to the regional lab in Harrisburg for analysis.

Cappelletty was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge T.R. Williams on Wednesday and released around 4:30 p.m., according to court documents. The informant's juvenile son found a handwritten note on his parent's vehicle, parked in the driveway of his home. "Your dead (expletive) I kno it was you snitch see ya soon.

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" A drawing depicting a handgun was also on the letter.

The informant feared for the health and safety of their family, according to court documents.

Cappelletty also is charged with two third-degree felony counts of the criminal use of a communication facility. He used a mobile telephone to arrange for the distribution of the suspected marijuana, according to court documents.

The state police vice/narcotics unit and the Franklin County Drug Task conducted the investigation.